Rodolfo Clemente, 54

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Rodolfo Clemente, 54, of Great Kills, a former mechanic who enjoyed spending time with friends, died Sunday at home of pancreatic cancer.

Born in the Philippines, Mr. Clemente moved to Queens in 1981 before settling in Great Kills in 1990.

Mr. Clemente worked as a heating, ventilation and air conditioning mechanic for Lutheran Health Care and Victory Memorial Hospital, both in Brooklyn. He worked in both locations until 2007.

Mr. Clemente was a member of the Philippine-American Civic and Cultural Community of Staten Island, and played for its bowling league. He enjoyed going to the Off-Track Betting and spending time with friends.

Mr. Clemente is survived by his wife of 25 years, the former Angeli Rosete; a son, Shane; a daughter, Cheriyan, two brothers, Maximo and Rosauro, and three sisters Lily Formanes, Araceli Silang and Estelita Mendiola.

The funeral will be Saturday from the John Vincent Scalia Home for Funerals, Eltingville, with a mass at 10 a.m. in St. Joseph’s R.C. Church, Rossville. Burial will be in Resurrection Cemetery, Pleasant Plains.